Distribution of Mast Cells in Vaginal, Cervical and Uterine Tissue of Non-pregnant Mares: Investigations on Correlations with Ovarian Steroids

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Walter, Jasmin ^a   Klein, C ^b   Wehrend, A ^c  

^a VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HORSE; MAST CELL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; UTERUS; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORSES; MAST CELLS; PROGESTERONE; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84858447274     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01897.x     Document Type: Article

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